Podcast: What Milk Means to China, From Farm to Table

In the first episode of Sixth Tone’s podcast, reporter Lin Qiqing and editorial director Colum Murphy talk to us about their explanatory feature on milk.

The “farm-to-table” story explored the trials and tribulations of China’s dairy industry since the melamine contamination crisis of 2008. In November, the team traveled through the “cow villages” of Inner Mongolia, getting up with farmers at the crack of dawn. Back in the office, our researchers dug deep into statistical data and historical archives to make sense of the bigger picture. Who was most affected by the melamine crisis? How has the dairy industry changed since?